Battle of Pine Bluff
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The Battle of Pine Bluff was fought on October 25, 1863, between Union and Confederate forces in Arkansas. Union troops under Colonel Powell Clayton had taken Pine Bluff on September 17. The Confederates, led by John S. Marmaduke, attempted to retake the town, but their attack failed, and Union troops held the town for the remainder of the war.